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Fire Danger Gets
Relief, Snow Falls
In Mountain Areas
Showers late yesterday and
early today brought a tem
porary end to southern Ore
gon's forest fire danger, cool
er temperatures and the first
snow of the season to the
higher elevations.
Curtis Nesheim, warden of
the southwest district of the
state department of forestry,
said the rain brought only
temporary relief, and that for
est lands will dry out soon
afler showers stop.
Forest service officials said
the storm was not general, al
though some relief is apparent
in precipitation and - lower
temperatures. Dutchman
peak, officials said, reported
about a half of an , inch of
snow, while Robinson .Butte
lookout, at a lower elevation,
reported about two inches of
snow during the night.
Nesheim estimated the show
ers lowered the fire danger
from extreme to moderate.
This, he noted, is a temporary
condition only.
Six Inches of Snow
Crater Lake National park
officials reported about six
inches of snow at the rim dur
ing the night, and about four
inches at park headquarters.
It was snowing lightly there
this morning.
Snow was reported on the
ground this morning at Four
Mile lake, but it was not ex
pected to remain long.
Irrigation district officials
said the rain this morning
will have little effect, if any,
on the irrigation picture. Con
tinued showers could benefit
FULL SCALE PEAR HARVEST The . orchard north of Medford last week when
Roeue valley pear harvest is expected to picking was still light. Rain nearly shut
enter full scale tomorrow providing rainy down the pear harvest today in many or-
ufMther doesn't interfere with operations, chards. Myron Root and company owns the
, " 'ding to pear Industry spokesmen. This orchard in which the above picture was
picture was taken in the Indian Springs taken.
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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 22, I960
the irrigation districts, offici
als said.
The greatest benefit to ir
rigation districts from the
storm front which moved
across the area over the week
end was cooler temperatures,
which reduce considerably
the amount of evaporation
from irrigation canals and
lakes, they indicated.
The Medford weather bu
reau station recorded .02 of an
inch of rain up to 10 o'clock
this morning., !
Continued cool weather is
forecast tonight and tomor
row, and the five-day weath
er outlook for western Ore
gon is for temperatures below
normal and precipitation more
than normal. The precipita
tion is expected in one or two
showery periods, the weather
bufe'Su said. -
Huckleberries May
Be Sparse This Year
A few ripe berries have
been reported in the Huckle
berry mountain area, the for
est service said today, but the
crop is expected to be sparse.
Many berries will not ripen,
according to the report, prob
ably because late March snow
delayed the growing process.
The berries normally would
be in full harvest peak at this
time of the year.
Green huckleberries seen
on recent trips into the area
by forest service personnel
numbered considerably fewer
than during a normal year.
Boundary Board
Has Final Say
On Suggestions
The Jackson county school
boundary board has the final
responsibility of accepting or
rejecting the county school re.
organization committee's re&
ommendations, District Attor
ney Thomas J. Reeder said
this morning.
Reeder gave that as his in
terpretation of an attorney
general's opinion received by
mail this morning, affecting
an area in the Phoenix school
district south of Barnett rd.
"The district boundary
board may exercise its discre
tion to determine whether the
proposed boundary change is
for the best interests of .the
district or districts concerned
Security Council
Endorses Dag's
Policy in Congo
Untied Nations, N. Y. - (UPD
-The Security Council, ignor
ing Russian opposition, indors
ed Secretary General Dag
Hammarskjold's Congo policy
early today without a formal
vote. , '
A Russian resolution pro
posing the creation of a con
sultative committee to "aid"
Hammarskjold in The Congo
the only concrete proposal ad
vanced at a marathon council
session that lasted well past
midnight - was withdrawn in
the face of sure defeat.
During the 9 hour and 23-
minute debate, all of the coun
cil's 11 members except Rus
sia and Red Poland supported
Hammarskjold's refusal to in
volve the U.N. in The Congo's
internal affairs.
Ambassador Armand Ber-
ard, the council's French presi
dent of the month, summed
up the consensus in two sen
tences. Clarification for Dag
"We have heard different
views and questions," he said.
"We are convinced that the
secretary general will have
found the clarification he re
quired, and that no doubt will
help him in the continuation
of his task." ,
Hammarskjold summoned
the council to an extraordi
nary session when his policy
of neutrality toward the se
cession of mineral-rich Katan
ga province was challenged
by Congo Premier Patrice
Lumumba.
Tribune
No. 132
and may act accordingly," the
opinion stated.
"In our opinion," the letter
stated, "the district boundary
board before acting upon or
taking cognizance of the peti
tion, must receive the consent
of the county reorganization
committee and secure a find
ing from the committee on de
sirability of the boundary
change and if it will conflict
with any contemplated reor
ganization." Summing up, the opinion
stated: "If a finding or con
currence with the proposed
change is received, the district
boundary board can then en
ter its own determination as
to the desirability of the pro
posed change of school boun
daries and enter its order ac
cordingly." The boundary board will
decide Wednesday aft
on whether the area south of
Barnett rd. will be shifted
from the Phoenix school dis
trict to the Medford school
district.
Burglars Caught
In Act in City
Two jail escanees from
Maryland were apprehended
by Medford police and sher
iff's deputies early Sunday
morning in the act of burglar
izing Dunham's Inc., 1951
North Pacific highway.
Arrested on charges of bur
glary were Riley Filmore
Jones, 21, and Guthrie' Edwin
Jones, 25, both of Tulsa, Okla.
They are lodged in the county
jail.
The two were caught after
sheriff's deputies spotted them
in Dunham's shortly after
midnight and requested as
sistance from city police. Of
ficers from the two agencies
surrounded the building.
One. of the men attempted
to break out of the cordon of
officers by throwing a step
ladder through a- window and
then jumping out after it. But
he was met by a police officer
with drawn gun, and gave up
saying, "please don't shoot."
The other burglar was cap-
lured inside the building, po
lice said.
Before being apprehended
the two men allegedly took
some $1,000 from the safe by
opening it with a cutting
torch. The money was recov
ered. Entry to the building
was gained by cutting a hole
in the roof, police said.
The two. men are also re
ported wanted by Pikesville,
Md., police for escape from
the Hagerstown jail, and by
Tulsa, Okla., authorities for a
burglary there.
Russia Demands
Action on Flights
Moscow-lllPIWRiissin hns de
manded that the United Na
tions debate the U2 and RB47
airplane incidents and "take
appropriate measures."
Foreign Minister Andrei
Gromyko, in a letter to U.N.
Secretary-Genera's Dag Ham
marskiold. said that Ameri
can flights over and near the
soviet Union were aggres
sive actions" which constitut
ed a "menace to general
peace."
The letter, released Sunday,
demanded that both flights be
"considered" hv iho
session of the U.N. General
Assembly.
The Soviet demand was
sent to HammarskinlH a rfav
after a Moscow court sen
tenced U2 pilot Francis G.
Powers to 10 years In prison
for spying.
Gromyko accused the Unit
ed States of "continuing its
Policy Of vinlatimr thn air.
space of the Soviet Union"
ana said this "constitutes a
direct act of aggression."
WEATHER
cloudiness and continued cool
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night 40-42. High Tuesday 72.
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Loweit Thii Morning'-"" 48
To 10 .m, Today P'
Our Skies Tonight
tomorrow 3:27 a.m.
Flrit Quarter Au 29
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KATANGA OFFICIALS
LUMMA OUSTER
CANNIE PRESS CONFERENCE As reporters lake notes,
a woman displays space dogs Strelka and Bclka at a press
conference in Moscow today. The canines were successfully
returned to earth after a rocket trip to outer space. The
Trail Man Killed
In Accident on
Butte Falls Road
George Ersal Myers, 50, of
Elk Creek route, Trail, Ore.,
was killed almost instantly in
a one-car accident on the
Butte Falls highway about
6.2 miles east of Crater Lake
highway, early Sunday morn
ing, slate police reported.
Myers evidently died of
head injuries when he threw
himself in front of his wife
when the car in which they
were riding tailed to make a
right curve.
State police said Myers
must have hit his head against
a rock bank which tore away
the car s front and side and
damaged the lop. He was sil
ting in the center of the back
seal with his wife on his right
side, officers reported.
Myers' wife, Beulah Dar-
lcne Myers, 43, was reported
in fair condition today in
Sacred Heart hospital where
she is being treated for a
broken collarbone and frac
tured ribs.
Treated, Released
Treated and released were
the driver, Edward Victor
Gurska, 1205 Coling ave.,
Richmond, Calif., U. S. Navy,
who had minor culs on his
arm and other passengers,
Shelby James Gurska, 18,
same address, minor abrasions
and bruises and Ersal Gene
Myers, 18, Elk Creek, Elk-
Trail, lacerations and bruises.
Passenger Thomas Leroy
Porcher, 18, Elk Creek route,
Trail, was reported uninjured.
Stale police said the car
was travelling west on the
Butte Falls highway when it
entered a right curve, crossed
to the shoulder on the left
and back across the highway
where it struck a rocky bank.
Funeral services for Mr.
Myers will be held at 2:30
p.m. Wednesday at Hillcrcst
Memorial chapel on the North
Phoenix rd. Conger-Morris fu
neral home is in charge of
services.
Former Oregon Governor
Oswald West Dies at 87
Portland (UPI) - (UPII Oswald
West, 87, colorful former gov
ernor of Oregon who led the
battle to make Oregon's beach
es publicly owned, died in his
sleep at his home here today.
West, a lifelong Democrat,
was governor of Oregon from
1911 to 1915. He would have
observed his 63rd wedding an
niversary had he lived another
30 days.
Although he suffered a se
ries of illnesses during the
last several years after a heart
attack in 1945, he remained
alert and kept up correspond
ence with many friends in all
parts of the state with hand
written notes.
Wrote Many Articles.
In recent years he was
known for many articles, edi
torials and letters to the edi
tor. He was known for his
biting, to-thc-point phrases.
Survivors Include his wid
Riot Involves 10G
Persons Near Club
In Medford Sunday
Medford's police depart
ment, the sheriffs office and
fire department joined forces
Sunday . morning to quell
riot involving more than 100
persons at the 21 club, 1909
North Riverside ave.
Several police officers were
roughed up durinjr the melee
which started when two offi
cers tried to break up a fight.
There were no reported in
juries.
One man, Carl Gilbert Du-
senberry, 22, of 1906 Hazel
St., was arrested at the scene
of the riot, and more arrests
may be forthcoming, accord
ing to Police Chief Charles P.
Champlin.
The riot was of short dura
tion, from 2:18 to 2:40 a.m.
Explosive Situation
Chief Champlin said it was
"real explosive situation"
and "could have been much
worse." He attributed the riot
to "mob psychology" and "ex
cessive drinking" on the part
of much of the crowd, most
of them early Sunday morn
ing patrons at the tavern.
The riot started when Offi
cers Richard Hamilton and S.
Reese attempted to break
up a fight at the club.
Officer Reese said a large
crowd was gathered around
two men who were fighting.
He was able to get one of the
men to the police car without
incident but the second man
refused to come.
The man backed off with
bell wrapped around his
hand, Reese said, and Reese
tackled him, forcing him up
against the side of a parked
car.
S e v er a 1' persons then
grabbed him, Reese said, and
the fight was on.
Reinforcements were re
quested and several sheriff's
deputies, eight police officers
ow, Mabel, and two daughters,
Mrs. Helen West Stone and
Mrs. Frank J. McHugh Jr.,
of Portland. Funeral services
are pending.
Served One Term
West served only one term
as governor, quitting politics
for law practice in Portland.
He was born May 20, 1873, in
Guclph, Ontario. He attended
public schools in Portland and
Salem and started his business
career at the age of 15 with
a job at the Ladd and Bush
bank in Salem. ' '
Although well know for his
fight to keep Oregon's beaches
public, West also was a prime
influence in prison reforms,
strengthening of slate institu
tions and creation of the game
and highway commissions, the
Board of Control, and for in
dustrial welfare measures in
cluding workmen's compensa
tion and child labor laws.
dogs waged their tails and
press conference, showing no
ride.
- , and two pumpers from the
(re department responded.
1 Several police officers were
roughed up and had their
shirts nearly torn off. Officer
Richard Hurner was hit in the
face by one of the rioters, and
his glasses were broken...
Officer Dennis Perkins,
who was in plain clothes, but
had a badge on his shirt, said
he saw Duscnbury draw back
his fisl during the melee to
start to strike one of the offi
cers, and he (Perkins) grab
bed him by the neck and
threw him to the ground.
Perkins said he did it in a
manner "not to hurt him, but
lo restrain him." .
Dusenbury is believed lo
have been one of the instiga
tors of the riot, and, according
to one officer, he was "cursing
t the pollicc and yelling for
the crowd to get us."
Rioters Handcuffed
Police at first had four of
the rioters handcuffed and in
patrol cars, but someone gave
an order to release them.
Chief Champlin said today he
still trying lo find out
where the order came from.
Champlin emphasized, how
ever, that the main thing is
to break up" the riot and "not
wanting to arrest a lot of people."-
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The chief said he talked lo
Duscnbury this morning and
he was "very definitely"
sorry about the incident and
blamed the whole thing on
too much drinking."
The two pumpers from the
fire department were not used
at the riot, because, according
to officers, when the crowd
saw them it quickly dis
persed.
Dusenbury was sentenced
lo 30 days in jail each on
charges of disorderly conduct
and interfering with duties of
a police officer. He appeared
in municipal court this morn
ing. . . .
Ballplayer Sued
For $1 Million
Chlcago-lUPIl - Pitcher: Jim
Brewer and the Chicago Cubs
in a joint legal move, today
filed a $1,040,000 damage suit
against Billy Martin, Cincin
nati second baseman, for his
attack on Brewer during the
Cub-Cincinnati game Aug. 4.
The complaint, filed ln the
Circuit Court of Cook County,
asked for damages to be divid
ed equally between Brewer
and the Chicago National
League baseball club.
Brewer, 22, a southpaw, has
undergone two operations as
a result of Martin's attack
and still Is hospitalized. Mar
tin, claiming that Brewer had
thrown a beanball at him,
walked out to the mound and
punched Brewer in the eye,
m 15 DAYS
1
scampered about during the
ill affects of their satellite
CUPI Radiotelepholo)
Space Dogs Meet
With Press; Both
Okay Alter Jaunt
Moscow (UPI) - Strelka and
Bclka, the two dogs the Rus
sians successfully returned to
earth from outer space, held
their first news conference to
day. They wagged their tails
nuzzled newsmen ana scam
pered about, showing: no
effects of their trip in a space
ship.
Pravda said the payload of
the Soviet "flying zoo satel
lite fell in two parts into a
"peaceful meadow", some-
where in Russia. . ,
Prepared for Year
A Soviet scientist said it
look a year lo prepare the two
mongrels for their historic
trip. The two dogs sat on
lable under the bright lights
of the conference, dressed in
their space suits and occasion
ally scampering about and
nuzzling newsmen, according
to the Soviet news agency
Tass.
Olcg Gazenko, a spokesman
for the Soviet Union's Acad
emy of Sciences, conducted
the conference for the dogs
and explained that they were
chosen for the flight because
of their tranquil nature and
equilibrium.
Fed Twice a Day
Strelka (Little Arrow) and
Belka (Squirrel) were fed au
tomatically twice a day dur
ing their space trip, Gazenko
said.
One Moscow radio reporter
held his microphone up in
front of one of the dogs but
he was ignored.
Moscow radio correspond
ent Vladimir Tregubov, broad
casting on the home service,
told his listeners later: "Com
rades, I have just returned
from the most amazing press
conference I have ever at
tended."
Attendance
Being Set at
Ashland - Attendance rec
ords are being set almost
nightly at the Oregon Shake
spearean Festival's ; currenf
1960 season.
On Sunday evening, Rich
ard Risso's staging of "Rich
ard II" established a new
mark for chronicle history
productions by selling out and
playing to standees. Total au
dience for the night was 1,172,
or 28 over seating capacity.
This broke the record set by
the same show Aug. 13 this
year when 1,117 attended.
This was the first time in
Festival history that a chron
icle play has sold out, and it
happened on a traditionally
low-count night, with unsea
sonably cool weather, festival
officials noted.
Sunday was the fourth sell
out in a row for the successful
Festival season. Never before
have productions sold out con
secutively at the Elizabethan
theater. Heavy advance sales
indicate more to come, with
10 over-capacity nights ' al
'Determined to
Overthrow' Him.
Says Secessionist
Congo Premier Makes
Appeal to Nation
Leopoldville. The Congo -
rt!PI-Premier Patrice Lumum
ba was confronted today with
a warning from secessionist
leaders now meeting at Ka
tanga Province that he cannot
last more than two weeks.
Leopoldville, The Congo
-IDPII-The government of
Congolese Premier Patrice
Lumumba announced today
it "once again has confi
dence in the United Na
tions" and has decided .
against asking for military
help from "other friendly
countries."
"We are determined to over
throw Lumumba ..." said
opposition leader Paul Ka
tanga at the secessionist meet
ing. "I can assure you that
Lumumba will fall within 13
days."
The Congolese premier ap
pealed to the nation by radio
not to heed the secessionists
meeting in Elisabethville at
the invitation of Katanga
President Moise Tshombe.
The most important faction
at the meeting was a group ot
officials of Congo President
Joseph Kasavubu's A b a k o
party.
The Puna and MNC-Kalon-
ji parties also were represent-
cu in lams annea at reor
ganizing the Congo Republic
confederation with a
strictly - limited central gov
ernment.
There was little Lumumba
could do to break up the con
ference short of carrying out
his recent threat to invade
Katanga.
U.N. Force Aloof
The United Nations police
force has remained aloof from,
the secession agitation on the,
ground that it is strictly a
matter of internal politics. It
was this policy of neutrality
that inspired Lumumba's heat
ed denunciations of U.N. Secretary-general
Daff Hammars
kjold and the continuing har
rassment of U.N. personnel
by Congolese police and
soldiers.
The premier sent an emis
sary to negotiate with Tshom
be Sunday but he was prompt
ly arrested on arrival by Ka
tanga authorities. The Tshom
be government said it would
would hold Congolese Justice
Minister Rene Mwamba as a
counter-hostage for the wifa
and four children of Albert
Kalonji who are now in cus
tody of the Lumumba regime.
Other Arrests
Kalonji heads the dissident
faction of Lumumba's MNC
party which bears his name.
There were unconfirmed re
ports that Tshombe's police
seized other persons on the
same Belgian airliner, which
was rerouted on his orders
from the U.N.-patrolled main
airport at Elisabethville to
Belgium's Kamina military
base.
Barbara Appeals to
Top Soviet Leaders
Moscow - (UPD - The wife of
American U2 pilot Francis
Gary Powers wrote personal
appeals today to Soviet Pre
mier Nikita Khrushchev and
President Leonid Brezhnev
seeking reduction of her hus
band's 10-year sentence fo
espionage. ,
Records Are
Ashland
ready In the books, officials
said. -
Patrons who have, not mad
arrangements are advised to
do so immediately. Best sell
ing is still for the last round
of plays, starting Aug. 30. The
final "Taming of the Shrow"
performance, however, h a a
been sold out. Standing room
tickets for $1.20 are available
on all sell-out nights.
After seven c o m p le t
rounds of productions, audi
ence totals have reached 28,
098. This is 2,678 more than
last year at this time. The
1959 total of 36,993 was a hew
all-time high for the theater,
"Shrew" - still leads at the
box office, having now reach
ed a total of 8,328. Second ia
"Julius Caesar" at 7,217. "The
Tempest" . has moved Into
third with 6,323 and "Richard"-
has been seen by 6,230.
All. four major production!
have now sold out at least
once. The season continues
nightly through Sept. 3.